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Published: 2008-06-22 17:09:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 13441; Favourites: 386; Downloads: 0
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I feel a little asian today... enjoy.

Contest Entry:
=night-fate "castle fantasy scenery contest" Contest [link]

Tools:
Photoshop CS2, PC, & Wacom Intuos3

Credits:
Building/tower: [link]
Bird in water: [link]
Waterfall: [link]
Tree: [link]

stock.xchng Mountain: [link]
stock.xchng Building Behind Tower: [link]
photodirect: Castle: [link] =on&s=on&w=on&imagenumber=0
stock.xchng Left Building: [link]
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Comments: 86

thekettle [2011-10-11 02:30:53 +0000 UTC]

wow..this is beautiful.

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seishin-o-honoo [2011-03-14 20:39:44 +0000 UTC]

very nice

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frenchfox [2010-01-31 12:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful land !

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ArwenGernak [2009-09-25 18:03:33 +0000 UTC]

You're featured here: [link]

Friendly, Arwen Gernak

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hectorr195 [2009-08-06 04:25:24 +0000 UTC]

That's great man. I absolutely love it!!!

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bluekara77 [2009-02-20 00:56:52 +0000 UTC]

can say only Woow...

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Flow-hasst-dich [2009-01-25 22:12:03 +0000 UTC]

its so awesome, ... insane *_*

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jdmwu [2008-11-29 03:57:06 +0000 UTC]

wow.. i love it... i love your works, very.. keep it up!

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NKVGBD [2008-11-13 13:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Another well composed theme

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valkiria-art [2008-11-04 13:18:28 +0000 UTC]

I saw it when I was submiting my art for this contest and I was surprised. Your art is just original and creative! When I was looking for artwork added for this contest which is different than the rest I thought your is the most fabulous!

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Alegion In reply to valkiria-art [2008-11-05 17:01:30 +0000 UTC]

yes I try to avoid creating things cliche. I strive to create my own style(which I'm still working on), but I do get allot of influence from other artist.

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Tabsalee [2008-10-28 02:21:55 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the win!

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Alegion In reply to Tabsalee [2008-11-04 16:47:32 +0000 UTC]

thankyou!

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dub-house [2008-10-27 23:12:29 +0000 UTC]

congratz on the contest! great image!

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Alegion In reply to dub-house [2008-11-04 16:47:40 +0000 UTC]

thankyou very much!

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Alembic-Lynx [2008-10-27 03:14:09 +0000 UTC]

super image I voted on it for Julia =night-fate i really like your image

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Alegion In reply to Alembic-Lynx [2008-10-27 23:06:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for helping me win :joy:

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Alembic-Lynx In reply to Alegion [2008-10-28 03:24:01 +0000 UTC]

glad I could help...Julia asked me to participate ion the judging process 2 months ago..so I checked them all out and liked yours the most very super and well done !

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Sortvind [2008-08-23 10:51:47 +0000 UTC]

god, i want your skills!

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Alegion In reply to Sortvind [2008-08-29 21:52:38 +0000 UTC]

takes practice!

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Sortvind In reply to Alegion [2008-08-30 07:27:51 +0000 UTC]

Do you use fluid mask or something like that? Or just photoshop tools?

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Alegion In reply to Sortvind [2008-08-30 13:58:07 +0000 UTC]

I use Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 [link]

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Sortvind In reply to Alegion [2008-08-30 16:16:19 +0000 UTC]

But that is only for contrast and color adjustments, not cut-outs?

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Alegion In reply to Sortvind [2008-08-30 16:26:27 +0000 UTC]

well when I finish a manip..

1. I flatten all the layers to one single layer.
2. I copy this single layer using > retangular maquee tool on the whole image.
3. I use my History table to go back before I flatten the whole image so you retain all your layers in case you need to go back and fix something.
4. I paste what I copied earlier as the top layer.
Now you can adjust the whole image instead of just one cut-out at a time, plus I use this method to blend everything together.

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Sortvind In reply to Alegion [2008-08-30 16:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Niiice, thank you

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Bluegalleon [2008-08-23 06:27:25 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, nice work.

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Alegion In reply to Bluegalleon [2008-08-29 21:52:54 +0000 UTC]

thankyou very much

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Bluegalleon In reply to Alegion [2008-09-16 17:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome.

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SilverFire85 [2008-08-10 01:52:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is just absolutely spectacular! I love it. It looks like I'm not going to win. Lol!

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Alegion In reply to SilverFire85 [2008-08-10 02:35:37 +0000 UTC]

nonsense you would be surprise how many contest I've lost by differnt levels of manips. You have a really good chance

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nevaehell [2008-08-02 01:54:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm so impressed 0_0 Your landscape photomanpulations are awesome!

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Alegion In reply to nevaehell [2008-08-10 15:07:04 +0000 UTC]

thankyou glad you enjoyed them

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aurochstock [2008-08-01 06:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful. I would like to live there! SERIOUSLY!! Thanks for using another one of my stock photos!

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VisualDiffs [2008-07-16 20:32:51 +0000 UTC]

Really Spectacular!! Bravo!!

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Alegion In reply to VisualDiffs [2008-07-17 05:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou glad you like

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VisualDiffs In reply to Alegion [2008-07-18 18:57:45 +0000 UTC]

You're Very Welcome!!

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vimark [2008-07-11 15:17:22 +0000 UTC]

Hello. This is a copy and paste message to let you know that you have been featured in this news article β€œFocus on fresh Arts #14: Landscapes & Scenery”: [link]
And in my journal: [link]

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Seductive-Stock [2008-07-11 12:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Man, this is wonderful. I love the coloring, and the merge. Great job!



`lns

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Alegion In reply to Seductive-Stock [2008-07-13 15:26:03 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou soo much

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Seductive-Stock In reply to Alegion [2008-07-26 19:11:06 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome.




`lns

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little-stock [2008-07-02 13:20:25 +0000 UTC]

This is - at least in my opinion - one of your greatest works, it's just... wow, I luv it!
The fog and the colours really deepen that asian feeling about it

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Alegion In reply to little-stock [2008-07-13 15:28:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks it turned out better then I thought, and glad you like it

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Foxfires [2008-06-27 18:04:35 +0000 UTC]

Impeccably done, as always!

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xeena-dragonkizz [2008-06-27 09:26:23 +0000 UTC]

wonderful work

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dzunnun [2008-06-24 15:15:49 +0000 UTC]

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RephaimNoir [2008-06-24 08:15:09 +0000 UTC]

wow! how do you even begin to do something like that? seriously, whats the name for the kind of technique? I'd love to learn it.

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Alegion In reply to RephaimNoir [2008-06-25 02:50:22 +0000 UTC]

well not sure what you mean by "technique", but I use photoshop .. what exactly do you want to know?

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RephaimNoir In reply to Alegion [2008-06-25 02:54:35 +0000 UTC]

so did you just cut around them and then stick them together? i use photo shop as well but i wouldn't know where to start. also how did you do the atmospheric effects? for example, your finished pagoda looks different to the one from the stock image.

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Alegion In reply to RephaimNoir [2008-06-25 03:36:55 +0000 UTC]

yes each object was cut out, then added .. sorta like a montage. I adjust the color tones and light level for each object so it blends in better. As for the "atmospheric effects" Iused a cloud and mist brush which you can download for free on DA or on other sites. Hope that helps a little. Theres a bit more to it... but I would have to actually write a tutorial

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RephaimNoir In reply to Alegion [2008-06-25 04:15:53 +0000 UTC]

don't worry, thats something to go on, I7ll try it out and see if i can get the basic idea, it looks really great.

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